Business ProfileforAria Real Estate Group

My three friends and I were looking to rent a property last week from **** real estate. The address of the house we were interested in is **** ******************* in ******, ********. My friend had been in contact with a representative of **** real estate who said if we got our applications done on or before Monday, July 25th that we would secure the property. I got my application submitted on July 22 and my friends had theirs submitted by the morning of Sunday, July 24th. Each application cost $50 and one of my friends submitted a cosigner application for an additional $50. The total amount paid to **** real estate for application fees is $250. On Tuesday, July 26th, I called **** **** Estate to get an update on the property and was informed that another group had submitted their applications before us and would be receiving the property. I referenced the verbal agreement we had that if we submitted our applications on or before Monday that we would receive the property. The women I had spoken with had conveniently forgotten this agreement and iterated that the application fees were non-refundable. I filed a dispute through my financial institution and received my money back, but would like for my friends to be refunded as well. This complaint also serves as a paper trail for **** **** Estate so that if another group falls victim to their fraudulent activity the authoritative body may reference this complaint.